Services — roofing

Roofing

The discipline the business was built on, and still one of our strongest. Pitched and flat, traditional and modern, single repairs and full replacement programmes.

One part of a wider service

R&D Group started in roofing in 1973 and it remains a core discipline — but we're a general building repairs and renewals contractor now. If your roof problem turns out to be a ventilation issue, a gutter, or something structural, we can put all of it right rather than handing you back to your framework to find another firm. See all our services →

Pitched roofing

Slate and tile

Repair or replacement, matched to what's already there. Most of the housing stock we work on is Victorian to 1970s, so matching an existing slate or tile properly matters more than it sounds.

Coverings

Slating & tiling

Natural slating, clay and concrete tiling. Pitched-roof repairs and full replacement, including battens, underlay and structural timber repairs.

Details

Ridge, hip, verge & valley

The details that fail first. Re-bedding, dry-fix systems, valley lining and verge repair.

Lead

Leadwork

Flashings, soakers, valleys, aprons and parapet gutters, sized and fixed to code.

Masonry

Chimneys

Repair, repointing, re-flaunching and full rebuilding, with flashings renewed at the same time.

Rainwater

Fascias, soffits & guttering

Replacement and repair of rainwater goods, and the timber behind them.

Openings

Rooflights & roof windows

Supply and installation, plus replacement of failed units and their flashing kits.

Bay roof re-slated with a decorative scalloped slate course, new lead rolls and flashings, viewed from the scaffold — Bay roof re-slated with a scalloped course and new leadwork — Greater Manchester

Clay hip tiles on a natural slate roof before renewal, lichen grown over the bedding and the mortar joints open — Hip bedding weathered out

Eaves of a slate roof opened up from the scaffold, with a new black gutter fitted along the renewed fascia — Eaves opened up, new gutter on

A hipped natural slate roof seen from the scaffold, the hip tiles running down to the eaves with a brick chimney stack behind — Hipped slate roof, finished

Hip and ridge re-bedding on a natural slate roof — failed bedding taken out, broken slates replaced, the hip set back in fresh mortar. More in the gallery.

Entrance canopy stripped back to its timber framing, the old covering removed and the rafters exposed — Canopy stripped to the frame

Renewed entrance canopy with a new boarded soffit, new gutter and timber brackets, seen from the scaffold — Renewed — new covering, soffit and gutter

Door canopies get left because they are awkward: decayed framing, a soft deck and a soffit nobody wants to open up. Deck, covering, fascia and soffit renewed in the one visit.

Chimney stack before rebuilding, the flaunching eroded and vegetation growing in the open joints — Stack before: flaunching washed out

New stepped lead flashings and soakers dressed into the slate roof around the chimney stack — New lead stepped in around the stack

Completed chimney stack rebuilt in new brickwork with fresh flaunching and the clay pots reset on top — Rebuilt, flaunched and the pots reset

Chimney rebuild in Sale — taken down to sound brickwork, rebuilt in the original bricks, underlay and flashings renewed at the same time, and the pots re-set in new flaunching. More in the gallery.

Flat roofing

Systems that suit the building

Different roofs want different answers. We'll survey first and recommend the system that fits the substrate, the falls, the detailing and how long you need it to last — not the one we happen to have on the van.

Felt

Torch-on felt

Multi-layer reinforced bitumen membrane, repairs and full strip-and-recover.

Liquid

Liquid-applied

Cold-applied waterproofing for complex detailing and roofs that can't be hot-worked.

Single ply

Single-ply membrane

Mechanically fixed and adhered systems for larger commercial and public-sector roofs.

Asphalt

Mastic asphalt

Repair and renewal of asphalt roofs, balconies and walkways.

Also on the roof

Everything else up there

Roof condition & drone surveys

Inspection and reporting without full scaffold access, so you can budget a programme rather than react to failures. Useful where a portfolio needs prioritising and nobody has been up there in years.

Roof cleaning & moss removal

Cleaning and treatment, with gutters and outlets cleared at the same time. Often the difference between a repair now and a replacement later.

Roof ventilation

Ridge, eaves and tile vents to correct roof-space condensation — frequently the actual cause of a damp problem reported inside the property.

Loft insulation

Top-up and full installation, laid so it doesn't block the ventilation path.

Roof safety & access systems

Man-safe systems, anchor points, walkways and guardrail, so future maintenance can be done safely.

Solar panel removal & reinstatement

Panels lifted, the roof repaired or replaced underneath, and the array reinstated — coordinated with your PV installer.

Roof leaking now?

Call the office and we'll tell you what we can do and how quickly. Don't use the enquiry form for anything urgent.

0161 399 3071

Next step

Need a roof surveyed?

Whether it's one property or a portfolio, we'll look at it, tell you what's actually wrong, and give you a written quotation you can put in front of a board.

Request a survey